Title

The Hidden Morbidity of Cancer: Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Brain Metastases.

Authors

Marlon Garzo Saria, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Providence Saint John's Health Center
Adeline Nyamathi
Linda R Phillips
Annette L Stanton
Lorraine Evangelista
Santosh Kesari, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Providence Saint John's Health Center
Sally Maliski

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Publication Title

The Nursing clinics of North America

Keywords

Adaptation, Psychological; Brain Neoplasms; Caregivers; Female; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Quality of Life; Stress, Psychological

Abstract

Caregiving is a highly individualized experience. Although numerous articles have been published on caregiver burden from a variety of diagnoses and conditions, this article presents the unique features of caregiving in patients with brain metastases. Improved long-term survival, concerns about disease recurrence or progression, the cancer experience (initial diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence, progression, and end of life), and the increasing complexity of cancer treatments add to the demands placed on the caregivers of patients with brain metastases. Health care professionals must identify caregiver burden and administer the appropriate interventions, which must be as unique and individualized as the caregivers' experiences.

Clinical Institute

Cancer

Department

Nursing

Department

Oncology

Recommended Citation

Saria, Marlon Garzo; Nyamathi, Adeline; Phillips, Linda R; Stanton, Annette L; Evangelista, Lorraine; Kesari, Santosh; and Maliski, Sally, "The Hidden Morbidity of Cancer: Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Brain Metastases." (2017). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 2272.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/2272